{"id":386981,"date":"2010-03-03T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/03\/geneva-2010-ruf-rgt-8-v8-porsche-911\/"},"modified":"2010-03-03T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T02:39:00","slug":"geneva-2010-ruf-rgt-8-is-a-v8-powered-550-hp-911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/386981","title":{"rendered":"Geneva 2010: Ruf RGT-8 is a V8-powered, 550-hp 911"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Aftermarket<\/a>, Coupe<\/a>, Performance<\/a>, Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, Porsche<\/a>, Specialty<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ruf RGT-8 – Click above for a high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nOver the last decade, Ruf<\/a> has created two versions of the Porsche 911<\/a> bearing the RGT moniker. The first was a 385-hp, 3.6-liter 996 and the second was a 445-hp 997. Now, the supercar manufacturer (don’t call ’em a tuner) has created its third iteration, the RGT-8, and it’s the firm’s most impressive engineering feat to date.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Nestled within the back of Stuttgart’s finest, Ruf has managed to squeeze in a 4.5-liter V8 putting out 550 horsepower at its 8,500-rpm redline and 367 pound-feet of torque at 5,400 rpm. The 180-degree, flatcrank V8 is apparently custom designed by Ruf and comes complete with titanium connecting rods, a dry-sump lubrication system and spherical heads. And not only does it meet both U.S. and European emission standards, the whole swap is reportedly 80 pounds lighter<\/em> than the 3.8-liter boxer-six it replaces.<\/p>\n

A custom interior, integrated roll cage, 19-inch Ruf wheels (wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cups) and carbon ceramic brakes (among a host of other mods) round out the package. Although Ruf isn’t quoting performance figures or putting a sticker on the RGT-8 yet, we’ve gotten word that production is set to begin in 2011 and orders are currently being booked. We’re buying a lottery ticket in Lausanne right now.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Geneva 2010: Ruf RGT-8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Porsche, Specialty Ruf RGT-8 – Click above for a high-res image gallery Over the last decade, Ruf has created two versions of the Porsche 911 bearing the RGT moniker. The first was a 385-hp, 3.6-liter 996 and the second was a 445-hp 997. Now, the supercar manufacturer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}